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® General Public: Public Hearing process consistent with NC State Statutes <br />and OrangeCounty ordinance requirements. For text <br />amendments, the process consists of legal advertisements <br />published for two consecutive weeks prior to the public <br />hearing and the public hearing. <br />❑ Small Area Plan Workgroup: <br />❑ Other: <br />3. FISCAL IMPACT <br />Consideration and approval of the proposed amendments will not create the need for <br />additional funding. Existing Planning staff researched and wrote the amendments <br />and is coordinating processing and reviews. Associated advertising costs were <br />included in the FY11 -12 Budget. <br />D. AMENDMENT IMPLICATIONS <br />The proposed amendments have been categorized and color -coded into three basic <br />types: <br />• Clean -up/ "Housekeeping" <br />• Minor but more substantive than a clean -up <br />• Substantive <br />The amendments are in response to the BOCC directive to focus on economic <br />development - related initiatives. The proposed amendments are intended to more <br />strongly encourage non - residential development in designated growth areas while <br />balancing any adverse impacts to adjacent properties and the environment. If adopted, <br />the more substantive amendments are likely to make non- residential development in <br />designated growth areas less onerous while continuing to result in a quality development <br />project that minimizes adverse impacts. _ <br />E. SPECIFIC AMENDMENT LANGUAGE <br />See Attachment 2 for Amendment packet. <br />279 <br />5 <br />